Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-10
BROWN, GORDON AND C0LQUITT.
All is Lovely Among the Three Leaders of
ihe Georgia Democracy
New York Star

WASHINGTON, Jan, 4-There is II
truth in the report that Senator Brown O
Georgia is about to resign. The story
had its origin in Atlanta, that town O.
sensations and gGsh, and came from in
discreet friends Of Mr.. Henry W. Grady
who though his speech at the New Eng
! land dinner ought TO make hin at once s
senator or vice president Or something.
GOV. Brown may resign Or may die
but, as well-hnown Georgian said to-
night, 'ihe will not do the one until per.
susded against his will that in no Other
way can he avoid doing the other" He
viii resign rather than die, but so long as
he has choice in the matter he does not
propose to do either. The fact is that
while his health has not been robust for
a numbeT Of years ne is as well as usual,
and there is every indication that he will
so continue for some time He told
Congressman Hammond couple of DAYS
ago in Atlanta that he would be in mis-
seat shortly ready for business, and he is
expected every day.
Discussion OF probable successor to
Senator Brown reminded another Georgia
congressman Of an experience of Gen.
Lthea M6j J rwiggs during the Florida
war. He mad Just returned from that hos
tile section To Savannah, following up, it
seemed, a rumOr that he mad been killed
by the Indians. Sitting down TO dinner at
the Pulaski house in citizens clothes he
first heard of his eWn demise from a lot
of young officers Gear by, Wno, not know
ing him, and On their way to Florida,
were Specializing as to who should I'll the
vacancy. The congressman aforesaid
thinks Senator Brown about as Iouch con-
cerned in this as was Mai. Twiggs in that
discussion. 4 all events, his interest is
OF the same character,
The men who cOairol Georgia politics
do not want Senator Brown TO resign
now. Not only would matters be Compii-
Gated, but the circumstances attending
the original appointment OF Senator
Brown would again be recalled. They
viii always be an unpleasant feature of
the political history Of the chief partici.
pants, however innocent Of evil
thought or deed they all might
hsve been. In Inc early summer
of 1880, Senator (nOw Cow
Gordon resigned his seat without any
years tn serve. The session was within
six weeks OF its end, and the senate had
good Democratic majority. Gen. Gordon
might have absented himself for that time
without detriment to any public interest
and have left the rev !, gisla ure, chosen
in October, perfectly free TO elect his sue
cessOr, but he saw fit TO step down at
once. Even then there was no necessity
for the appointment OF sena-
tor to sit six weeks in
senate, Democratic without him by
at least FIVE majority. Nevertheless,
Gov. NOW SENATOR Colquitt, appointed
.x-GOv. Brown, rendering the nomins-
ton by telegraph to save time. A state
campaign WAS then opened with ColGuitt
FOR governor and Brown for senator, and
they won. The death of Ben Hill made
another vacancy and ex-Gov. Colquitt
was elected. A recurrence of similar
circumstances is to be avoided if possible,
and SO Senator Brown will not resign.
An election for governor OF Georgia
means re election without opp sition
SO Gov. Gordon will be again chosen in
October, 1888. Next month Senator Col
quit is to be reelected for the term be-
ginning on March 1, 1880 Gov. Gordon
will go out of office in November, 1890,
aud will be elected as the regular sue.
cessor to Senator Brown, whose term
will expire on March 3, 1891.
This programme does not take into &C.
count Mr. Grady, if ne be an aspirant to
senatorial homo E, or forty other Geor-
giaDs, each of whom would like to have
the office fall on him with a perceptible, |
if not Il dull, thud; but as the law au1
custom do not provide for more than TWO |
senators, there is no help for it.
Persons of little information and |
limited vision may think they see an |
element of dlscord in the relstions of |
Gordon, Brown and Colquitt, but nobody
Else does. Tie three sre al just as good !
ermS as they We're six years ago last !
summer.